Day 1

Tough road to fame (P4)

Answer the questions:

1. Why did Ruan appear in a local newspaper in Taiwan? (No more than 15 words)

2. What kind of person was Ruan when he was young? (No more than 10 words)

3. Why was Ruan surprised after he his appearance in singer Penny Dai’s music video? (No more than 10 words)

4. What made him take the lead role in Fated to Love You?

5. Which sentence in the article is closest in meaning to the following one?

Ruan started to learn that the entertainment business was not all about being rich and famous.

Day 2

All so the luck holds (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why does Goran Ivanisevic eat the same food at the same restaurant after a victory?

A. The food there is his favorite.

B. He believes it will bring him good luck.

C. The food will make him energetic.

D. He loves the environment of the restaurant.

2. What does the underlined word “unrelated” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. not belonging to the same group

B. not sharing the same qualities

C. not interested in each other at all

D. not connected to each other in any way

3. Which of the following people mentions the problems of superstition?

A. Serena Williams.

B. Eric T. Coursey.

C. Joanne Lukins.

D. Barbara Stoberock.

4. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Superstition helps tennis stars to calm themselves.

B. The only way to win a game is to be calm.

C. Superstition is the real key to success in tennis.

D. Most tennis stars have little faith in their athletic abilities.

Day 3

Is this a living planet? (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What did scientists find in September?

A. A planet with life.

B. A planet with water.

C. A planet similar to Earth.

D. A planet with an atmosphere.

2. According to the article, Gliese 581g ________.

A. is as far away from us as the moon

B. has similar atmosphere as that of the earth

C. is at the right distance from its star

D. is the star of Gliese 581

3. ________ to reach Gliese 581g.

A. 220 light years would be needed

B. Robot explorers are more likely

C. Soon human beings will be able

D. It will take human beings 20 years

4. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Scientists are sure that Gliese 581g has life.

B. Scientists have learned more than enough about Gliese 581g.

C. Our fastest spacecraft can now travel at one-tenth of the speed of light.

D. Scientists are using a radio telescope to work out whether there is life on the planet.

Day 4

A boy gets a new... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. The boy dropped his head for a while probably because _______.

A. he was not sure whether to buy a puppy or not

B. he just wanted to have a look at the puppies

C. he was disappointed about not having enough money

D. he needed time to reach into his pocket for the change

2. The author described the puppies as “balls of fur” _______.

A. because they were fat enough to be a ball

B. because they moved in a way like a ball

C. to show they were from good parents

D. to show how lovely they were to the boy

3. The boy’s eyes “danced with delight” because ________.

A. he was excited to see the lovely puppies

B. he had been looking for a lame puppy for a long time

C. he enjoyed comparing and choosing puppies

D. he noticed something interesting in the doghouse

4. Why did the boy decide to take the last dog?

A. Because he felt sorry for the dog.

B. Because he understood the dog’s difficulty.

C. Because he didn’t have enough money for the others.

D. Because he didn’t need a dog that could run and play with him.

Day 5

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Good news

Robert De Vincenzo, the great Argentine golfer, once won a tournament (锦标赛). After     1   the winning check (支票) and smiling for the     2   , he went to the clubhouse and prepared to     3   . Some time later, he walked alone to his car in the parking lot and a young woman     4   him. She congratulated (祝贺) him on his     5   and then told him that her baby was seriously     6   and near death. She did not know     7   she could     8   the doctor’s bills and hospital expenses (费用).

De Vincenzo was     9   by her story, and he took out a pen and wrote over his   10   to the woman. “I’ll be praying for your   11   ,” he said as he put the check into her hand.

The   12   week he was having lunch at a country club   13   a Professional Golf Association (协会) official came to his table. “Some of the boys in the   14   last week told me you   15   a young woman there after you won that tournament?”

De Vincenzo   16   . “Well,” said the official, “I have   17   news for you. She’s a phony (骗子). She has no sick baby. She’s not   18   married. She cheated you, my friend.” “You mean there is no baby who is   19   ?” said De Vincenzo.

“That’s right,” said the official.

“That’s the   20   news I’ve heard all week.” De Vincenzo said.

1. A. writing B. giving

C. signing D. receiving

2. A. family B. golfers

C. cameras D. crowd

3. A. eat B. leave

C. stay D. rest

4. A. followed B. stopped

C. called D. asked

5. A. work B. health

C. happiness D. success

6. A. ill B. injured

C. mad D. disabled (残疾的)

7. A. when B. whether

C. what D. how

8. A. give B. collect

C. pay D. manage

9. A. surprised B. interested

C. touched D. upset

10. A. letters B. check

C. banknote D. book

11. A. boy B. girl

C. baby D. illness

12. A. last B. next

C. second D. past

13. A. when B. while

C. as D. once

14. A. hospital B. clubhouse

C. country club D. parking lot

15. A. came across B. argued with

C. found out D. brought along

16. A. promised B. nodded

C. answered D. shook

17. A. great B. special

C. bad D. latest

18. A. even B. ever

C. still D. already

19. A. bad B. leaving

C. dying D. hurt

20. A. worst B. worse

C. best D. better

上期参考答案

Reading

D1 CBBC

D2 1. Comment/Opinion 2. written 3. come out 4. struggle 5. Diaries 6. Speeches 7. sent

8. past life 9. personal 10. honest

D3 CDAD D4 CCBA

D5 ACDDB BCAAD

Listening

1-5. CAABC 6-9. BCBB

10. 17 11. writing 12. teenager

13. 2008 14. awards 15. final

16. ideas